W. G. Sebald Quotes
As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open debate in Germany after 1945, no doubt mainly because a nation which had murdered and worked to death millions of people in its camps could hardly call on the victorious powers to explain the military and political logic that dictated the destruction of the German cities.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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The undisturbed coastal plain is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and is the only wilderness sanctuary in North America that protects a complete range of the arctic ecosystem.
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When you have brothers, you learn to be fiercely competitive with someone you love so they won't kill you and you won't kill them.
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Hip-hop in Africa has been very often a duplication of an American experience, but in a context that's totally alien to it.
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If you think Wall Street has a short memory, you're dead wrong. No, the folks who work on Wall Street, regulate Wall Street - and, above all, invest in its wares, notably its hedge funds - don't have a bad memory. They don't have any memory at all.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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I'm not really a fan of Valentine's Day. I think it can be romantic doing nothing on Valentine's Day. It's more romantic than being given a big bunch of flowers that everyone else is doing.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for. That can encompass our elected officials' adherence to law and our country's return to the Geneva Conventions.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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Each generation seems to invent its own reasons for war.
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Hors D'oeuvre: A ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Part of what makes your performances more convincing is that your own image isn't getting in the way. And the more you can keep it like that, the better for your work and your state of mind.
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I always try to keep one very feminine quality to my style.
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Parts of the world can be very hostile to differences, social or artistic.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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The heart of the entrepreneur can beat freely in anyone.
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I just don't like talking about my relationships or anything like that, in any reference.
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I'm a serial monogamist.
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I have many ideas for lights. I will paint only lights at night. on the twinkling city-lights
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You can always write a song about people who are in love, but they're in love, so they're happy; they don't need you. But the people that I try to worry about are the ones who don't have anyone to give chocolate to, and the girl who doesn't have flowers coming to her.
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As far as I know, the question of whether and how it could be strategically or morally justified was never the subject of open debate in Germany after 1945, no doubt mainly because a nation which had murdered and worked to death millions of people in its camps could hardly call on the victorious powers to explain the military and political logic that dictated the destruction of the German cities.
